Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $262.69/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −175.16 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$262.69

17 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,410

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$5.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.26

vs FL average

−35.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	264.92	1,450	10thin
Medium and Large 2	521	259.51	1,352	7thin

One grade step is worth $5.41/cwt here — about $98 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.99, low $352.46, median $437.85 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale17 hd

262.69

—

FL average5 barns · 120 hd

259.43

+3.26

National average149 barns · 6,483 hd

297.82

−35.13

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−175.16

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,763	166.18	2,930	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	134.34	1,812	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	122.26	1,379	15

Every lot, as filed

25 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	122.26/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,379	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	132.05/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,718	14
Bulls	—	—	1,730	162.28/cwt	151.00–165.00	2,807	5
Bulls	—	—	1,805	171.06/cwt	170.00–174.00	3,088	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,482	140.74/cwt	139.00–147.00	2,086	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	332.15/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	257.36/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,338	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	258.26/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,214	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	288.94/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,173	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	372.02/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	277.42/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,345	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	397.81/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	301.08/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,412	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	295.21/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	280.92/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,281	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	273.91/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	302.68/cwt	295.00–310.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	354.68/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,319	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	304.64/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,279	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	321.09/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,204	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	259.51/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,352	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	473.64/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,303	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	255.92/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,466	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	435.57/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,429	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	267.72/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,132	6

How this sale compares

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)

Wed Jul 24, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 904Last week 1,140Year ago 1,014

Slaughter CattleReceipts 351Last week 303Year ago 394

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,128	111.00–126.00	122.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,301	128.00–137.00	132.05
5	—	1,482	139.00–147.00	140.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,730	151.00–165.00	162.28
4	—	1,805	170.00–174.00	171.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	316	320.00–340.00	332.15
7	350–400	375	315.00–330.00	321.09
5	400–450	406	285.00–295.00	288.94
5	450–500	456	275.00–285.00	280.92
8	500–550	520	250.00–265.00	257.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	295.00–310.00	302.68
4	350–400	365	280.00–310.00	295.21
6	400–450	423	260.00–275.00	267.72
5	450–500	470	250.00–270.00	258.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	450.00–500.00	473.64
10	300–350	328	420.00–450.00	435.57
5	350–400	384	380.00–410.00	397.81
4	400–450	409	350.00–380.00	372.02
5	450–500	469	295.00–310.00	301.08
5	500–550	522	270.00–280.00	273.91
5	550–600	573	250.00–260.00	255.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	345.00–370.00	354.68
5	400–450	420	290.00–315.00	304.64
4	450–500	485	270.00–285.00	277.42
7	500–550	521	250.00–267.00	259.51

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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